UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
TORONTO THUNDER AT COLORADO BILLY GOATS
08/01/2062
 
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE
TORONTO THUNDER AT COLORADO BILLY GOATS
GAME ID: 346 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Thunder (43-27) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
Colorado Billy Goats (34-36) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 0
Billy Goats Suffer 5-3 Home Defeat
No one was more impactful than John Matthews in the 5-3 Toronto win over Colorado. Matthews, who finished 2nd in the PL in OPS with .920 last year, went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The first-place Thunder have a one-game lead in their division.

In the first inning, Matthews had a 2-run home run for Toronto. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Thunder on top, 2-0.

Toronto manager Jordan Smith called it "a darn good win."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Simon CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .295 9 29
J. McDavid DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .307 1 27
S. Dean SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 8 34
   a-M. Barry SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 2 4
J. Matthews RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .287 13 44
Á. Hernández LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .315 6 23
B. Davis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .266 6 29
L. Slaymaker C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 7 22
F. Benas 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .196 12 32
J. Allen 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .242 2 4
Totals 33 5 7 4 5 11 14      
a - M. Barry substituted for S. Dean in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McDavid (10, 1st Inning off S. Thurston, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Allen (2, 2nd Inning off S. Thurston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Matthews (13, 1st Inning off S. Thurston, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Simon , J. McDavid 3 , J. Matthews 5 , Á. Hernández , J. Allen 2
2-out RBI: J. Matthews , J. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Simon , M. Barry , L. Slaymaker
Hit by Pitch: F. Benas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Benas (3)
CS: B. Davis (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Dean (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Allen-Dean-Allen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gore 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .232 2 21
M. Gómez SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .293 4 24
B. Powers DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .224 2 13
J. Hines RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .292 10 40
A. Jensen CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .243 5 28
   a-W. Flowers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 1 5
   b-B. Walker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 2
M. Kenzie LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .222 0 9
P. Fields 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 7 20
S. García 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 6 41
   c-W. Carson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 10
K. Stevens C 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .254 4 16
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 7 17      
a - W. Flowers pinch hit for A. Jensen in the 8th
b - B. Walker substituted for W. Flowers in the 9th
c - W. Carson pinch hit for S. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hines 2 (17, 2nd Inning off V. Lagers, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Jokinen, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Gore (11, 3rd Inning off V. Lagers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Gore 2 , B. Powers , J. Hines 5 , M. Kenzie , W. Carson , K. Stevens 2
2-out RBI: M. Kenzie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Powers , P. Fields
GIDP: M. Kenzie
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: K. Stevens
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Lagers W (7-1) 5.1 4 2 0 1 5 0 87 2.49   
J. Jokinen 1.1 3 1 0 0 1 0 22 5.87   
D. Jones H (8) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.75   
R. Murphy SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Lagers 60
Batters Faced: V. Lagers 21, J. Jokinen 7, D. Jones 5, R. Murphy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Lagers 4-6, J. Jokinen 1-2, D. Jones 0-4, R. Murphy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Lagers 87-57, J. Jokinen 22-15, D. Jones 15-9, R. Murphy 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jokinen 2-2 , D. Jones 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Thurston L (8-4) 5.1 7 5 4 3 7 1 108 3.05   
S. Zimmerman 3.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 53 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Thurston 40
Batters Faced: S. Thurston 25, S. Zimmerman 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Thurston 4-4, S. Zimmerman 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Thurston 108-67, S. Zimmerman 53-33
WP: S. Thurston
Hit Batsmen: S. Zimmerman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Matthews
Ballpark: Grazing Hills
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 49558
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